What are we preparing young people for?

By Lucy Gill-Simmen

The UK’s proposed post-16 education and skills policy promises a nation “where nobody is left behind”. The country’s modern industrial strategy 2025 talks of a workforce ready for a decade of growth, green jobs and artificial intelligence. It is the language of momentum and modernity, and reflects a situation faced by educators around the world, including Cyprus.

Education is not merely about producing employable subjects, but cultivating human beings capable of judgement...